Grab your Scooby Snacks and hop in the Mystery Machine for a ride down the Thruway. The Mystery, Inc. gang is coming to Central New York next week, and they're looking for help with a local animal charity.

"Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries," a touring family musical created by Life Like Touring, will perform at the Stanley Theatre in Utica, N.Y., on Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. The live-action stage show features Scooby-Doo and his friends Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma trying to solve the mystery of a ghost in a theater.

"The timeless antics of Scooby-­Doo and his mystery-solving gang have been delighting kids for generations," Warner Bros. Consumer Products president Brad Globe said in a press release. "Fans will truly enjoy this immersive and exciting musical experience for the whole family."

Tickets are currently on sale through Ticketmaster or by calling 315-724-4000. Ticket prices range from $12 to $60.

According to a local promoter, the event will partially benefit the Stevens-Swan Humane Society of Oneida County. A staff member from the organization, which seeks to prevent animal abuse and find homes for stray, abused and homeless animals, will be on hand with an adoptable pet to collect donations.

Anyone who donates food, money or blankets to the Humane Society will receive food coupons courtesy of McDonald's.

"Scooby-Doo" first began in 1969 with Hanna-Barbera's original Saturday morning cartoon series about a talking Great Dane and a quartet of supernatural investigators, featuring legendary radio DJ Casey Kasem as the voice of shaggy. The franchise has spawned numerous animated series, live-action films, and movie specials, like the recently released "Scooby-Doo! Wrestlemania Mystery" with WWE star John Cena.